Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage MEP       (maverick, politician)
Born	Nigel Paul Farage 1964-04-03 Downe, Kent, England
Religion	Anglicanism
Children	4
Spouse	Gráinne Hayes
Member of	Bruges Group
Interests	Brexit
Party	Conservative, UK Independence Party, Brexit Party, Reform UK
Influential UK and European Parliament politician. Media campaigner for Brexit.  Leader of Reform UK In office 3 June 2024 - Present Preceded by Richard Tice  Leader of the Brexit Party In office 22 March 2019 - January 2021  Leader of the UK Independence Party In office 5 November 2010 - 28 November 2016 Succeeded by Paul Nuttall  Leader of the UK Independence Party In office 27 September 2006 - 27 November 2009  Chair of Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy In office 1 July 2009 - 24 June 2014  Member of the European Parliament for South East England In office 10 June 1999 - 31 January 2020

Nigel Farage is a British politician who is leader of Reform UK party. He was formerly a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South East of England, and leader of the Brexit Party having previously led UKIP. Farage his party was linked to former MI5 and SAS agents and spooky bankers starting in the 1990s by ISGP.

On 3 November 2019, Nigel Farage told Andrew Marr that after seven failed attempts to become a Member of Parliament he would not be standing in the UK/2019 General Election, preferring instead to coordinate the fielding of 600 Brexit Party candidates nationwide. For the UK/General election/2024, Nigel Farage initially said he would not be standing for election to Parliament. But on 3 June 2024, Farage announced that he had changed his mind, was resuming leadership of the Reform UK party and said he would stand for election at the Clacton constituency in Essex.

Early life

Nigel Farage on the EU referendum

UKIP & Brexit

Known as a prominent Eurosceptic since the early 1990s, Farage campaigned for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union as he left the Conservative Party in 1992 after the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, which made the EU a hybrid version of the federal state without borders following the Schengen agreement. Farage was not popular in the UK, but became popular with UKIP for the European parliament.

Nigel Farage played a pivotal role in the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union when the UK was under the reign of David Cameron, a process commonly referred to as Brexit. Matthew Goodwin, academic from the University of Kent called him the "most (of the UK, sic) influential politician of the modern era".

Rothschild and Spook Ties

During this time he became aligned with the "far-right" by British and CCM outlets. Farage often appearedf as speaker as deep state milleux, such as the London Speaker Bureau and according to ISGP hired party members aligned to the Rothschild family; "Leading Euroskeptics Lord Norman Lamont and Lord Michael Ancram both served as chairman of Le Cercle, immediately establishing their deep intelligence ties. An ally of Lamont in the Bruges Group, apart from the participation of future Cercle head Michael Ancram, is Bruges Group columnist Philip Vander Elst, who is known to have visited Le Cercle in 1983. In 2009 Vander Elst served as a candidate of the Euroskeptic UK Independence Party (UKIP), along with party leader Nigel Farage. However, there's more. Much more." 4 out of 6 top financial resources for the Referendum Party to UKIP were linked to British intelligence during the ealy rise of Farage's UKIP: James Goldsmith, his son-in-law Robin Birley, MI6 and SAS spook Stuart Wheeler and HSBC banker Christopher Mills. ISGP also mentioned MI5 and SAS connected former banker Arron Banks.

Opinions

Nothing Should Make Us Bomb Syria

He opposed bombing Syria in 2013, and said "We're On The Same Page As Putin & Assad Against IS" to Sky News.

UKIP

On 8 May 2015, having failed to be elected at Thanet South in the UK General Election, Nigel Farage resigned as the leader of UKIP.

On 12 May 2015, Nigel Farage suggested he could contest a by-election in a Labour-held seat after deciding to stay on as UKIP leader. Farage had promised to quit if he failed to win a seat at the General Election, but had his resignation rejected by his party. He told BBC Radio 5 live:

"I would look forward to a by-election in a Labour seat very much indeed."

He also said he had sat in a "darkened room" before deciding to continue. Nigel Farage failed to be elected in South Thanet, losing out to the Conservative candidate. He had said he would be "for the chop" if he lost out. Speaking to the BBC at the European Parliament in Brussels, he said he had kept his word but was "persuaded to change his mind" by "overwhelming support" from UKIP's National Executive Committee:

"I resigned. I said I'd resign. I turned up to the NEC meeting with letter in hand fully intending to carry that through," he said. "They unanimously said they didn't want me to do that, they presented me with petitions, signatures, statements from candidates saying it would be a bad thing for UKIP. So I left the meeting, went and sat in darkened room to think about what to do, and decided for the interest of the party I would accept their kind offer for me to stay and tear up the letter."

Farage also said UKIP's "greatest potential" was among Labour voters in the Midlands and the north of England.

Affiliations

• Member, Conference of Presidents
• Member, Committee on Fisheries

Former Affiliations

• Member, Conference of Presidents
• Substitute, Committee on Fisheries

Record and Controversies

Bank Accounts

On 4 July 2023, the BBC reported that the Coutts Bank account that Farage had was shut down because he fell below the minimum threshold required. On 21 July, that article was retracted, as it "turned out not to be accurate". This after Farage had published an acquired subject access request to Coutts of which the content implied that the company closed his accounts after considering his political views not aligning with the bank's values, though he met their criteria for commercial retention. After a secret conversation between the CEO of the NatWest Group under which Coutts operates, they issued a formal apology to Farage as Alison Rose, the CEO of NatWest, admitted that the handling of Farage’s account closure was not appropriate. The scandal ultimately led to the resignation of Alison Rose, following pressure from other UK politicians and even the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Declaration of Financial Interests

Paid Functions or Activities:

• Journalism
• Commodity Banking

Support Received in Connection with Political Activities:

• Financial: Office provided free of rent - granted by J. Longhurst

Further Information:

• Employment of Kirsten Farage

Former Declaration of Financial Interests

Paid Functions or Activities:

• Journalism
• Commodity Banking

Support Received in Connection with Political Activities:

• In terms of staff: granted by J.Longhurst
• In terms of material: Office accommodation free of rent

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Abstained from voting the directive on "establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy" (A5-0027/2000). The directive covers all water management aspects in order to achieve a 'good status' of all waters by 2015.
• Abstained from voting the directive on "national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants" (A5-0063/2000). The amendment allows setting less ambitious national emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), which would result in more damage to human health and the environment.
• Voted against the directive on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher reuse and recycling rates for IT and telecommunication equipment. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
• Abstained from voting the report on "Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network" (A5-0135/2002). The Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T) is a network of so-called 'transport corridors' through Europe. This amendment calls for a full Strategic Environmental Assessment of these transport corridors and calls on the Commission to improve methods for analysing the environmental and economic impact of the TEN-T.
• Voted against the regulation concerning "traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms" (A5-0229/2002). The amendment allows customers the right to choose GM free food.
• Voted against the directive on "environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to the amendment, polluters have to pay for environmental clean-up, and it supports an EU-wide regime which makes polluters liable for the damage they cause to wildlife, water and land.
• Voted against the directive on restructuring the "Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity" (A5-0302/2003). The amendment aims at giving tax benefits to environmentally friendly sources of energy, which would make them cheaper and more competitive to conventional (more polluting) sources of energy. It also gives tax benefits to environmentally friendly uses of energy for transport, for instance trains. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Secondary education. Has worked for British, French and American companies operating in the commodity markets, especially the London Metal Exchange (since 1982).
• In the UK Independence Party:

National Chairman (1998-2000);

Chairman of the European Election Committee (2002-2004);

Chairman, South East Counties (since 1999);

National spokesman (since 2000).

• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• Vice-Chairman of the EDD Group (1999-2004).

 

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